(pictured above) committed suicide on July 7th after she
was gruesomely gang-raped by 3 men on June 28th at
Iyienyi Village, near Okwoyi Community, in Isieke, Ibeku, in
Umuahia North LGA of Abia State. Chiawolam was a virgin
before she was defiled by the vile men. Read the full report
after the cut.
Culled from Sun News online
Chiawolam, who was among students who sat for the Junior
Secondary School education (JSS) examination recently from
Isieke Model Community High School, was reported to have
dashed into the bush at the back of the family house with her
mother’s head tie, climbed on top of a guava tree and hung
herself two days after she was raped by the three beastly
boys. The rape incident happened on Sunday, June 28, 2015,
while she hung herself on Tuesday morning, July 7, 2015.
Chiawolam’s father, Mr Umeh said that early in the morning
that Tuesday, her mother called her to find out how she was
raped and she complained that she was having pains all over
her body. The mother told her to endure till they come back
from the police station that morning, but unknown to them,
the deceased had another plan.
“She took her jacket and what we later discovered was a
scarf and left, warning that nobody should mention her
name. We thought she was going to the toilet,” the
distraught father said.
The members of Umeh family, who are natives of Amaeke
Abam in Ohafia LGA, have been residing in Inyienyi village,
where they acquired land and built a house.
A family source disclosed that Comfort had told her mother
earlier that she would not be able to stay alive to behold the
faces of those who defiled her, but the mother did not
understand what she meant.
It was her deafening cry while struggling between life and
death on top of the tree that drew people’s attention to the
bush. They then rushed to the scene to discover that her
tongue had already protruded out of her mouth showing that
she had given up the ghost.
Comfort’s mother, Mrs Ekenna Umeh, a prophetess who
runs a prayer ministry in her home said that the deceased
would have clocked 15 years in October this year.
She said that her daughter did not like having any affair with
boys as she swore that she would keep her virginity for her
husband. She was said to have told her mother that she
would complete her studies and start working before
considering marrying. The deceased mother alleged that one
Ndubuisi had been disturbing her daughter since they
moved to the area in 2013, and had in her presence
threatened to deal with her if she refused his amorous
overtures.
Her words: “In my presence, I had asked my daughter and
she told me that relationship is not her prob¬lem now until
she is through with her education.
She hardly collects gifts from boys nor accepts free rides
when coming back from school.”
Chiawolam was said to have gone to see her sister in a
nearby village. On her way from the visit, the three boys
allegedly abducted and took her into a nearby forest, where
they have a cult house and shrine.
Explaining further, the mother told Sunday Sun “While this
was going on, my daughter told me that she was still
shouting, but nobody could come to her rescue. She said
that immediately they got into the forest, near Inyienyi
stream, one of the boys named Ndubuisi brought out a
dagger and threatened to kill her if she refused to submit
herself to them. Eventually, they over-pow¬ered her, tore off
her skirt, blouse, pants, brassier and forcefully raped her in
turns. She said that when they were doing all those things to
her, she passed out, only to wake and see herself in the pool
of her own blood.
It became difficult for her to stand up and walk out of the
forest, as her head was turning and every area of her
abdomen and private region was paining her. She said that
she looked at herself to discover that blood filled the whole
place like where a goat was slaughtered for sacrifice.”
Mrs, Umeh said she never imagined that her daughter would
take her life. She called on the police and all relevant
authorities to give her justice and ensure that her daughter
did not die in vain by making those who pushed her to
suicide pay for their sins.
The Police Public Relations Officer for Abia State, Mr Ezekiel
Udeviotu, who confirmed the incident described it as
unfortunate, stating that the police was doing all within its
powers to arrest the culprits, who were said to have fled the
community.
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